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Language code: hau

Technical information about ISO 639 language code hau

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The table below provides technical details for the Hausa language, designated by the hau code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

hau

Name

Official

Hausa

Native

هَوُسَ

Text direction

Right-to-Left

Language varieties
KanoSokotoKatsinaDauraBauchi
Related languages
BoleNgizimBadeMiya
Key facts
Hausa is the most widely spoken Afro-Asiatic language in sub-Saharan AfricaStandard Hausa pronunciation and media language are based on the Kano dialectHausa is written in both a modified Latin alphabet (Boko) and an Arabic-derived script (Ajami)The language uses three distinct level tones that are both lexical and grammaticalHausa vocabulary contains extensive borrowings from Arabic, especially in religious and scholarly terms
Sample phrase

Sannu, yaya kake?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Hausa language, identified by the code hau, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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